I really don't know how to possibly summarize myself without doing justices to all the differences nuances that make me who I am. No, I'm not pretentious. I'm just not going to groom myself here to put on a picture-perfect person, as so many people do. I have my faults and flaws, my insecurities and shortcomings.

That said, I'm not looking for a barbie or trophy wife. I'm not quick to judge and, with that in mind, I'm not even going to assume I know what woman would be the perfect match for me. I do know, however, that such a woman must have similar values and must be able to think for herself (e.g loyalty is a must, as is honesty).

What I’m doing with my life

Pursuing happiness.

Favorite books, movies, shows, music, and food

I really don't have "favorites" but I'll list some of what I like:

Books: The Giving Tree, The Elements of Style, Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Inferno, The Good Soldier, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and JTHM.

Music: I like all genres of music. I'm not joking. (For example, the music I first personally picked in my childhood to listen to was Nine Inch Nails, Mozart, and the Beetles.) My appreciation for all forms of music spread out even greater as I got older.

Food: Everything . . . I mean EVERYTHING.

Games: I like nearly every game. I'm certainly a gamer, whether it's board games, card games, console games, computer games, or miscellaneous games. The only types of games I don't like playing are mind-games :P

Sports: I have an appreciation, understanding, and ability to play all sports, though I am not a fanatic. I used to be good at most; however, now I'm a feeble, old man. I can still subject my body to the pain of excellence at a game.

I spend a lot of time thinking about

How people can think "visiting" a profile and not leaving a message (whether interested or not) is somehow not creeping. (I admit: I'm a hypocrite at times.)

The most private thing I’m willing to admit

Isn't this question a bit paradoxical? How can anything I admit publicly still be private?

Ask me a question and I'll answer it.

You should message me if

you are alive. Other than that, I really don't have any disqualifiers.

I mean, say I list something stupid like, "you should message me if you do/don't whatever": What happens if my soul mate--if there is such a thing--doesn't message me because of that. Am I really going to be so shallow as to let one or two or however many minor minor hurdles get in the way of such a serious (potential) connection.